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A Surveillance Treaty in Disguise: Canada Signs UN Cybercrime Convention(michaelgeist.ca)

272 points by iamnothere 2 months ago | 147 comments

Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance(michaelgeist.ca)

958 points by opengrass 7 months ago | 303 comments

Michael Geist analysis of Canada's Bill C-22, a revived lawful access bill that changes warrantless access rules but retains backdoor surveillance and metadata risks.

Canadian Government Buries "Lawful Access" Provisions in New Border Bill(michaelgeist.ca)

37 points by tunapizza 1 year ago | 1 comments

Win for copyright user rights in Canada: Digital locks do not trump fair dealing(michaelgeist.ca)

230 points by peutetre 2 years ago | 48 comments

Canadian internet bill S-210 is a step closer to becoming law(michaelgeist.ca)

181 points by llm_nerd 2 years ago | 177 comments

Canada plans to regulate search and social media use of AI(michaelgeist.ca)

82 points by markdog12 3 years ago | 59 comments

Govt of Canada proposes a 4% Link Tax(michaelgeist.ca)

65 points by Plasmoid 3 years ago | 70 comments

Meta blocking news links in Canada(michaelgeist.ca)

376 points by mmphosis 3 years ago | 360 comments

Michael Geist blog post on Meta blocking news links in Canada in response to the Online News Act (Bill C-18).